Near + Far

Whether set in terrestrial oceans or on far-off space stations, Cat Rambo's masterfully told stories explore themes of gender, despair, tragedy, and the triumph of both human and non-human alike. Cats talk, fur wraps itself around you, aliens overstay their welcome, and superheroes deal with everyday problems. Rambo has been published in Asimov's, Weird Tales, and Tor.com among many others. She was an editor for Fantasy Magazine, has written numerous nonfiction articles and interviews, and has volunteered time with Broad Universe and Clarion West. She has been shortlisted for the Endeavour Award, the Million Writers Award, the Locus Awards, and most recently a World Fantasy Award.

John Barth described Cat Rambo's writings as "works of urban mythopoeia" -- her stories take place in a universe where chickens aid the lovelorn, Death is just another face on the train, and Bigfoot gives interviews to the media on a daily basis. She has worked as programmer-writer for Microsoft and Tarot card reader, professions which, she claims, both involve a combination of technical knowledge and willingness to go with the flow. She attended the 2005 Clarion West Writers' Workshop. Her work has appeared in such places as ASIMOV'S, WEIRD TALES, CLARKESWORLD, and STRANGE HORIZONS, and consistently garnered mentions and appearances in year's best of anthologies. Her collection, EYES LIKE SKY AND COAL AND MOONLIGHT was an Endeavour Award finalist in 2010, following her collaboration with Jeff VanderMeer, THE SURGEON'S TALE AND OTHER STORIES. Her most recent collection is NEAR + FAR, from Hydra House Books, containing Nebula-nominated "Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain".
She has edited anthologies as well as online award-winning, critically-acclaimed Fantasy Magazine. Her work with Fantasy Magazine earned her a 2012 World Fantasy Award nomination. She teaches online classes, as well as with Clarion West, the King County Library System, and Fields End.
Although no longer actively involved with the game, she is one of the minds behind Armageddon MUD, the oldest roleplay-intensive MUD (an interactive text-based game) on the Internet, which has been described as "like no other mud I have played before", "the most entertaining game I've ever played", "the most creative, emotionally involved mud on the Net" and "a place of astonishing beauty and detail". 
For more about her, as well as links to her fiction and information about her online classes, see kittywumpus.net